SpaceX
New Graduate Engineer, Starship Components
About this role
SpaceX seeks a new graduate engineer to join the Starship Components team, developing advanced hardware for the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle. You'll own critical components like valves, regulators, and actuators across design, manufacturing, testing, and machining while working in extreme operating conditions.
What you'll do
- Partner with production and design teams to accelerate manufacturing rates, improve assembly/testing designs, and implement automation
- Develop design criteria, select component architecture, perform structural analysis, and generate detailed part drawings
- Conduct qualification testing, present design reviews, and monitor hardware performance during vehicle operations
- Investigate root-cause failures and anomalies in manufacturing and field operations to achieve zero in-flight defects
- Design tooling, develop welds, and create work instructions while training production staff
- Act as extreme owner of assigned hardware across product lifecycle disciplines to ensure mission success
What they're looking for
- Mechanical design and structural analysis
- CAD software and detailed part drawing generation
- Manufacturing processes and production engineering
- Testing and qualification methodologies
- Welding design and fabrication knowledge
- Problem-solving and root-cause analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Hardware system integration
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through your approach to designing a component that must operate across extreme temperature ranges (80–800 K) and high pressures (>800 barA) with a lifespan of over 100 flights.
- Describe your experience with structural analysis tools and how you've used them to verify force margins in past projects.